Carmel-by-the-Sea has so much character and history. Everything from the only ocean front home Frank Lloyd Wright ever designed (created to look like the bow of a ship)....

and the famous "butterfly house" - named for its Mid-Century Modern butterfly roof design...

to the "story book" downtown area

Along the ocean front you can see plein air artists working, and the downtown shopping district is filled with art galleries displaying and selling their work. Just a really cool town!